drmcbarnett

Hi David I think we may have our wires crossed the spare diff I've got is out of a 2001 3.0 auto

Hi just read your post and the one thing I've noticed is you haven't put weather its an auto or manual, if its any auto I should be able to help. I have a 2001 stype 3.0 manual and had a problem with the rear subframe on the 2001 there is a different ratio between manual and auto. I brought a complete subframe out of a 2001 auto with a diff which is no good to me which I'm will to sell at a reasonable price if you haven't found one yet

Hi all been a member since November but haven't got round to introducing my self. I brought a 2001 S-type 3.0se manual in Nov, trading up from a Rover 75 didn't really think there would be much difference how wrong was I. Anyhow I restore XJS's for a living and fancied a S-Type as a bit of a project, to do while driving. The back end of Jan the back wheels on both sides looked odd, both identical but the camber angles looked slightly excessive with no real change in the driving feel from when I brought her. I jacked her up to find that the rear subframe between the upper inner wishbone mounts had completed corroded away on both sides, and I have been since told that this is common on the S-Type between 1999 and 2002, (Does anyone know if this is true?). After a bit of a search I found a subframe in Scotland through E-bay which looked good in the photos I was sent and still looked good when I took delivery as a complete bolt in unit, it was only when I stripped it down and had the subframe blasted in preparation for powder coating that I found holes in exactly the same places as the old one but not as advanced, so I could repair it. Now the subframe has been zinc primed and powder coated in black, wax oiled, new subframe bushes, poly bushed lower wishbones and installed, and wow what a difference. What is surprising is how hollow these subframes are and I am considering getting another subframe and capping the ends, has anyone else thought this or done this?